Description

In October 2021, I entered into a written mobile home purchase agreement with Maria Rita Martinez, who claimed to be the legal owner of a mobile home located in Greeley, Colorado. She accepted a $5,000 deposit and then collected $550 monthly payments from me for 41 months, totaling $27,550. She assured me I would receive the title once the balance was paid. All payments were made in good faith. I also went through the formal park application and background check process and believed I was the legal leaseholder. I later discovered that Maria had intentionally kept herself listed as the primary tenant on the lease without my knowledge, giving herself legal control while collecting money from me and exposing me to housing instability. In 2025, I attempted to sell the home and discovered Maria never had legal ownership. The home was still under the name of a third party, Christopher Lee, who had a separate contract with Elizabeth Haggins — Maria’s daughter. I have a copy of a check made out directly to Elizabeth early in the transaction that she cashed and reinforces her knowledge me about the situation. Based on this, it appears the property was never paid off or legally transferred between parties Christopher Lee himself still owes that same property to a mortgage company so legally nobody had the right to sell me this home, and I was misled from the beginning. When I questioned the situation, Maria became hostile and threatened to charge me back taxes and interest. While I was relocating some of my belongings to a different state (having left someone in charge of the home), Maria entered the property without legal eviction, changed locks, and reclaimed control. She then placed a “For Sale” sign on the property and appeared to be preparing to sell it again. Additionally, the written agreement Maria Martinez provided falsely stated that the mobile home was a 2018 model, when the vin number later confirmed it is a 2016. This false representation of a key detail further misled us and may have affected the value, resale potential, and legal enforceability of the contract. This raises serious concerns about deceptive practices toward consumers. Maria Martinez also referred to as: Maria Rita Botello, Rita Martinez, Maria Botello, Rita Botello, Maria Martinez, Maria Rita Martinez, and may go by other informal or alias names in her dealings. Elizabeth Haggins also referred to as Elizabeth Higgins, Elizabeth Martinez, Elizabeth Haggis. Any aliases used are being reported to help prevent further confusion or misrepresentation. I have lost over $59,000 in total, including payments, lot rent, renovations, and a blocked home sale. I am pursuing legal action and reporting this in good faith to prevent this from happening to anyone else. I believe this was a pattern of coordinated misrepresentation between both Maria Martinez and Elizabeth Haggins.